Found this on CL for $20. It needs some love so I'm looking for a good source for Tiesco style guitar parts.
The nut is shot- 3 of the slots are worn down to the fingerboard. It also needs the round tuning peg guides (whatever those are called). Should I replace all the guides while I'm at it?
The string tree is bent a bit- I can't imagine that would affect the sound quality?

I'm assuming by the bridge setup that no intonation correction can be accomplished on these guitars?

So it needs help, but it's saving grace is the lovely neck it has- fits my hands perfectly so I'm willing to throw a bit more money at the thing.
Any help with parts source appreciated.

Do you have any guitar shop/luthiers in your area that you get a long with? I know a couple of places around here that will let me dig through their coffee can of stuff to find things like tuning ferrules. They could also cut you a new nut on the spot. Looks like you could modify a Gibson type nut blank to work, but I am not sure on that. ebay is always a good source for bits and parts. But some times they want stupid prices for teisco parts. like the bridge assembly for that guitar can be listed for 10- 50 bucks. I designed an intonating bridge for that type of guitar and will put it to the test soon LINK. I hope I can get it close._________________

Thanks Cur- no great relationship. Main guy in town is an asshole. I've tried sourcing on the internet. Thanks for the proper term on tuning ferrules- that's helpful for search.
I understand that getting the E to E measurement correct is the main thing (besides overall height). Cool project btw- I'll keep an eye on progress.

go to the classifieds and post in the bits and bobs thread for those ferrules. measure the holes. I am sure someone has some lying around that they would give you. I might. I would have to look. but need the size.

other then that slap a new nut on it and see what she does._________________

I just watched a StewMac video tip that said you could build up the nut slots by filling them with a little baking soda then
wet it with some thin super glue. It's supposed to set up as hard as the existing nut and then can be filed to the proper depth.
You might want to try it on a scrap before going for it.
Also, I might have a set of those tuner ferrules. I'll check today and let you know._________________Smells like Rock n' Roll

I just watched a StewMac video tip that said you could build up the nut slots by filling them with a little baking soda then
wet it with some thin super glue. It's supposed to set up as hard as the existing nut and then can be filed to the proper depth.
You might want to try it on a scrap before going for it.
Also, I might have a set of those tuner ferrules. I'll check today and let you know.

So I tried the StewMac method and I must say it seems to work quite well.
I mixed the glue and baking soda together (about 2parts glue to one part soda) prior to applying it to the nut with a toothpick.
As the glue dried, it shrunk and sunk into the slots somewhat on it's own which created some decent natural saddles. I let it cure for three days and then did a test fit.
The action is now too high, so I need to file down the grooves to the proper height. Now I need to figure out what to use to get the different sized slots filed down properly.
I used "Bond 527 Cement" for the glue.